He was a much sought-after talent when Spurs won the race for his signature, and he has matured into one of the most consistent playmakers in English football.

There is still plenty of room for improvement within his game as well, as Eriksen remains only 24 years of age despite having made his senior debut some seven years ago.

Pochettino is challenging the key creative cog in his Spurs set-up to embrace the potential at his disposal, with it important that all of the regular starters in his squad continue to push themselves towards a world-class standard.

He said: “I think the whole team has improved in the last two years but we still need to improve a lot.